[jwi]

Adam Ondra has onsighted Les Massey Ferguson in the Calanques. Even if this is just another day at the office for Ondra, it is notable because it was the first 8b+ ever onsighted (by Elie Chevieux in 1996) and since then there have not been any other known onsights of this route.

[Duma]

That is class.

[Fiend]

Font 7B significant repeat.. 

https://fanatic-climbing.com/solenne-piret-realise-onde-de-choc-solenne-piret-climbs-onde-de-choc-interview/

(English interview lower down)

[SA Chris]

That's bloody impressive.

[Bradders]

 

Remember there being some pretty small holds on the right!

[cofe]

Brilliant.

[gollum]

Very impressive.

[Nibile]

Outstanding.

[submaximal gains]

Brittany Goris climbed East Coast Fist Bump (5.14a/8b+ trad) placing gear on lead, joining a very small list of women to climb a 5.14 or harder trad route

Nice blog post about the process here https://brittanygoris.com/2021/01/12/the-impossible-dream/

[Coops_13]

BD video of Seb on Akira:

[dunnyg]

Enjoyed that, it looks like uk lime. Ace!

[Fiend]

Hated that, it looks like uk lime. Vile!

[SA Chris]

Intrigued to know if that's the exact line Fred took. Must have felt hard without spotters or any pads of any substance (assuming). Top looks pretty arbitrary though.

[jwi]

Intrigued to know if that's the exact line Fred took.

Just follow the sika ... 🤷🏼‍♂️

[remus]

Of niche interest, but I've just finished compiling the collective ukb knowledge from this thread in to https://climbing-history.org/ It's been a journey! Along the way Micky Page has become less of a dark horse, Caff has climbed at least 13 E9s and Varian has compiled an outrageous list of FAs.

Honorable mentions to Doylo, Adam Lincoln and JB. Stalwarts of significant repeats.

[Wood FT]

I'd forgotten about Micky Page doing Monk Life 15 times in a session for photos. Bonkers.

[carlisle slapper]

Tim Blake dodged the welsh patrols to repeat Hippocampus. in 13years i've not heard of another repeat? so its a good effort being arsed and doing it in a session as well. It'll probs open the door to the honeypot send train now.

[Goat]

Billy Ridal has repeated The Boss. There's also a video on his Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CL7b4p6jH3r/

[submaximal gains]

Billy Ridal has repeated The Boss. There's also a video on his Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CL7b4p6jH3r/

Wow! without a spotter as well. I'd thought this might go years before it had a repeat.

[shark]

Billy Ridal has repeated The Boss. There's also a video on his Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CL7b4p6jH3r/

Wow! without a spotter as well. I'd thought this might go years before it had a repeat.

It’s already been repeated by Micky Page last year.

Awesome stuff Billy.

Thanks goat... whoever you are 

[SA Chris]

it's an acronym, Greatest Of All Time.

Good effort from the youth.

[monkey boy]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMKkwJEDAS6/

Nathan did the Boss yesterday.

[gme]

A changing of the guard seems to be in progress, in bouldering at least.

Still appears to be a ways to go on this front re routes.

[Wood FT]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMKkwJEDAS6/

Nathan did the Boss yesterday.

With a proposed downgrade

[spidermonkey09]

Good video, looked really smooth, but is drying holds with a fan on grit ok now?

Just saw Bradders commented on IG after I posted. Even if there are extremely isolated instances where it might be ok, spraying about it on insta is surely a poor idea.